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Sonic merchandise is in hot demand”, says Sega.The publisher launched a licensing drive for its mascot last year, and has partnered with a range of companies to put Sonic’s face on toys, bedding, posters and more. Sega has now launched its own online Sonic shop. In the last year we’ve …

Gamers only have a few more months to wait for the new first-person puzzle game from Kim Swift, one of the mind’s behind the Portal series. Quantum Conundrum will be released in Europe this summer, according to CVG.The game puts players in the role of a kid searching his uncle’s …

Micro computer with ambitions to revitalise computer science in education available to buy

The PlayStation Network will be down for scheduled maintenancelater this week, with the disruption affecting service inboth US and Europe regions. The maintenancewill last roughly 14 hours,and during that time any functions such as online multiplayer that require the service will be unavailable for users. "Unlike typical maintenance events, consumers …

Countdown timer appears on Fable studio's home page

It has emerged that EA’s PC download service Origin is auto-adding EA titles to gamer’s user lists that were purchased from a rival network. Specifically, Steam. Joystiq reports that users have noticed that games such as Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 are automatically appearing on their Origin accounts …

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Develop looks under the hood of the powerful development tool

It looks like it isn’t only Bethesda that is ramping up work on next-gen projects. A job listing from Peter Molyneux’s Lionhead is seeking a lead engine programmer for an unannounced title”. The applicant must have experience with DirectX 11, which is not used in either Xbox 360 or PS3 …

"Blanka, you’ve won a crossword competition! Collect 100 and pass the dice will you, pet?" Capcom has announced that USAopoly is working on a Street Fighter themed version of property and finance board game Monopoly. It’s such an obvious match MCV is staggered the concept has taken to long to …